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Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has reported yet another data security incident — what appears to be the fourth one in five years. Washington University School of Medicine is notifying an as-yet revealed number of patients… Continue reading MO: Washington University School of Medicine notifying patients and research participants of data security incident
This is not be the first time the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has apparently had a data security incident, and it certainly not the largest breach the state has ever experienced, but it appears that TxDOT’s portal for the certified… Continue reading Another Texas state agency data breach — this time, it’s the Department of Transportation
Dani-Elle Dubé reports: Arnprior Regional Health says it has been the target of a cyber attack that has breached data dating back to decades ago. The hospital network confirmed the news via an announcement on its website on Thursday, May 19, adding tha… Continue reading Ca: Big data breach confirmed at Arnprior Regional Health
Attacks on small to medium-sized medical entities continue, as this week’s breach posts unfortunately attest. Today, Vice Society added Atlanta Perinatal Associates in Georgia to its leak site. As they have done in the past, Vice Society did not … Continue reading Vice Society claims to have acquired patient files from Atlanta Perinatal Associates
As reported by TopClassActions, Solara Medical Supplies has agreed to a $9.76 million class action settlement benefiting those whose personal information may have been compromised during a 2019 data breach that occurred between April 2 and June 20, 201… Continue reading Settlement in Solara Medical Supplies litigation gets preliminary approval
WTVG reports Washington Local School District in Toledo, Ohio has been hit by a cyberattack that has disrupted much of its communication avenues including phones, internet, email, wifi networks, and Google classroom. Read more at WTVG, although they ar… Continue reading Washington Local School District in Toledo, Ohio hit by disruptive cyberattack
Approximately 43,000 patients of an immediate care facility and its associated primary care practice in Chicago may or may not know it yet, but threat actors gained access to protected health information in December and proceeded to remove more than 50… Continue reading Immediate care facility in Chicago hacked in December. Do patients know?
DataBreaches.net has found two behavioral health entities that reportedly or allegedly experienced recent cyberattacks involving protected health information of patients. The first, Behavioral Health Partners of Metrowest (BHPMW), describes itself as a… Continue reading Behavioral health entities in Massachusetts and Ohio reportedly victims of cyberattacks
Mazwin Nik Anis reports: The alleged data leak containing information of 22.5 million Malaysians is not from the National Registration Department (NRD), says Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin. The Home Minister said there was a mechanism in place which could … Continue reading Data leak containing info of 22.5 million Malaysians not from NRD, says Hamzah
First, the good news (such as it is): a ransomware attack on Christus Health by Avos Locker has not impacted patient care. Now, the bad news: the threat actors acquired — and have already leaked — a lot of sensitive information on patients … Continue reading Christus Health ransomware incident involved theft of sensitive patient and employee data